What’s happening with Sport in 2025…
Published 18/12/24
The BGS Prefects have a list of sports to watch out for next year.
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Read MorePE Winter Report 18/12/24
Published 18/12/24Year 7 Netball
This term, Year 7 students have shown incredible enthusiasm and dedication to netball at Bexley Grammar School. Weekly training sessions have been buzzing with energy, with an impressive number of students attending regularly to hone their skills and work as a team. Their hard work has paid off in matches, where they’ve displayed excellent gameplay, teamwork, and sportsmanship, achieving commendable results against local schools.
Special recognition goes to our Players of the Term who have stood out for their outstanding effort, commitment, and positive attitude throughout the season.
Players of the term
Well done to all involved – we can’t wait to see how you continue to develop next term! They finished this term with a Christmas tournament.
Fabulous friendly festive fun! The winners were the reindeers, closely followed by the puddings! A fantastic way to end the term. Thank you for your commitment. A massive thanks to the Year 9 leaders for assisting working on their DOFE every week.
Click on the link here to view the PE Winter Photo Gallery 2024.
Mrs Kemp, PE Department
Year 8 & 9 Netball
We regularly have 3 full courts of netballers training after school on a Wednesday. This has been a superb commitment this term, girls! Recent fixtures have seen convincing wins against St Catherine's.
More to come in the new year. Really well done and have a wonderful Christmas break ladies!
Year 10-13 Netball
We have had huge numbers attending netball club on Wednesday nights from our Year 10 & 11 cohorts.
The teams have worked hard to develop their skills throughout the court and, individually, students have really improved.
Scores
St Matthew's
Year 10A 18-8 St Matthews A
Year 10B 6-6 St Matthews BChislehurst & Sidcup GS
Year 10 15-11 CSGS
Year 11 12-15 CSGSGravesend Grammar, Sixth Form
1st team 26-20 GGS
2nd team 13-4Year 11 Tournament
A team - 1st place
B team - 7th placeYear 10 Tournament
2nd PlacePlayers of the term
Ayaka has been outstanding this term, showing real strength in the shooting circle and great versatility on court. Ayaka is highly dedicated and has a fantastic attitude.
Sophie has shown great leadership on the court for Year 10 this year. Her shooting and dominance on court has been evident in every game she has played!
A huge shout-out to Alice Black and Evie Matthews, who played in our first team against Gravesend Grammar in November. Both girls showed great experience on court and led the team to a very close win!
Well done all!
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Badminton
Year 9, 10, 11 Badminton Club sees a spread of year groups. Year 9, 10, 11 girls playing against Dartford Grammar with Key Stage 4 becoming victorious!
Thank you to all who have attended badminton this term that sees KS4 Badminton finish for this year. We welcome KS3 students to join us after Christmas, 7.45am in the Sports Hall, Year 8 every week A, Year 7 every week B.
Swimming
Our swimming teams have attended galas at Colfe’s school this term. Our senior team had a superb gala in November, with the girls finishing 3rd and the boys being crowned champions. The team finished 2nd overall. There were some fantastic performances, with BGS winning 15 of the 35 races.Running Club
Every Friday, Week B at 7.45am
Around Bexley Grammar School, there are many parks and green areas. We are proud to have a running club, where anyone of any ability can run in Danson Park and enjoy the great scenery, landscape, and also some friendly faces from the school! We meet near the sports hall, then we all head off to Danson Park, where we go on our run. Please join the running club. It is a fun way to start your day and have a relaxing run.Scott Morris, Year 7
Running club takes place every Friday, Week B in Danson Park, and is a fun way to start your day. We take a relaxed run around the park, admiring the scenery (and the baby ducklings if we’re lucky!). Everyone can come, you don’t need to be a brilliant runner!
Caitlin Mackintosh, Year 8
Girls' Football
We’ve been lucky to have Charlton Academy working alongside this group of students with more fixtures to look forward to in 2025.
Year 8 Football
The Year 8 squad have enjoyed their first season playing 11 a-side. There have been some great goals scored alongside some impressive results, particularly the 9-0 win over Cleeve Park and the 6-3 victory against Harris Falconwood.
The Captain has been rotated and many of the squad have stepped up and taken their turn at leading the side. There is a great spirit within the team which will definitely prove a good foundation to build on. I want to thank those players who are not always in the squad but have contributed so importantly this season.
Representing BGS is something that you should all be very proud of! Keep up the great work Year 8!
Rugby
Our rugby teams have enjoyed a busy term, and have produced some fantastic performances in their games. The highlights for me are always the progress of new players. With a limited rugby pedigree, it’s always a real pleasure to see our players grow in confidence and understanding over the course of training and matches. There’s a lot to learn in rugby, and with our fixtures starting early, some players can feel a bit unprepared, but they quickly acclimatise and do really well.
With that in mind, our rising stars for rugby this term have been:
Year 7 - Pavel Jankulowski, Jason Rai
Year 8 - Kevin Taflaj, Aarush Upadhye, Jean-Andre Koidjo
Year 9 - Daniel Moss, Dev Prasadh
Year 10 - Alex Dimitrov, Joshua Chukwu-Ike
Performance highlights would include:
- The Year 7s won their first ever game, and clinging on for a win against Cleeve Park.
- Year 8s finally getting a win in the gloom at Bexleyheath Academy.
- The Year 9 squad beat both Langley Park and Wilmington GS with a small squad due to injuries.
- The Year 10s produced a fantastic performance to beat a very strong and experienced Buller’s Wood Boys' team.
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Read MoreCareers in Languages evening at St. Dunstan's College
Published 18/12/24
On a crisp, cold December evening, an enthusiastic group of Year 11, 12 and 13 linguists visited St Dunstan’s College in Catford and were treated to a 'Careers in Languages' evening. The event was billed as a chance to attend an inspiring evening to unlock a world of opportunities with languages. Students explored the diverse and rewarding career paths that language skills can open up. They discovered many incredible opportunities listening to speakers from top organisations such as GCHQ, Military Intelligence, the Foreign Office, and the UN. They also heard first hand from a panel of current language undergraduates, who shared their experiences of studying languages at university. Additionally, they had the opportunity to take part in a fascinating taster session of Japanese, hosted by Kings Language Centre. Many BGS students came away inspired about future career possibilities of which they had not been aware prior to the evening. Mrs Watkins, MFL Department
The trip to St Dunstan's was amazing! At the beginning of the event, we listened to a presentation by a group of people who are currently studying languages at university and using them in their jobs. It was very interesting as we also found out about different job ideas, such as working with GCHQ, MI5 and MI6. I had such a good time looking at the different stalls, where we were also given freebies too! The school was so grand and it was overall an amazing experience!Gracie Gosling, Year 12
I really enjoyed the language trip to St Dunstan's - we enjoyed a variety of talks from a range of people using languages daily in their work and I found it fascinating to see the variety of ways that languages can be used in work. Translators aren't the only jobs, there are many others, such as GCHQ Language Analysts, Hotel Managers and many others. It gave an amazing insight into the pathway languages can give you in the future and I feel privileged to have been given the opportunity to take part.
Rafael De Souza-Plans, Year 11
Tuesday brought an exciting opportunity for Bexley Grammar School MFL department, in collaboration with St Dunstan's College, who provided an amazing event on the subject of careers in languages. The night was a fantastic, information-filled evening where I got to hear from many linguists, such as a representative from the United Nations, members of the British Army - Intelligence Corps, GCHQ, university students and graduates, business owners, teachers and more. I think the most interesting moment for me was the question panel at the end!
As someone who is hard of hearing, and fascinated by sign language around the world, I thought it would be interesting to hear if any of the professional linguists had any interaction with foreign sign languages. The silence after I had asked this question was powerful, as all the best linguists that could be brought to the career evening expressed their bewilderment and interest in sign language, but none had learnt any sign in the over 300 sign languages in existence, that provide over 70 million people with communication in the world. This question also led to some fascinating personal conversations, including with some of the panellists about my experiences with language and communication. I hope this spreads awareness to all present in the evening, and those reading this, about the prevalence of sign language around the world.
Louis Luckman, Year 11
Read MoreChristmas Concert 2024
Published 18/12/24Wednesday 4th December, saw the annual Christmas Concert by the Music Department after another term packed with weekly rehearsals from all ensembles, culminating in a brilliant display of musical talent. We invited all ensembles to perform, right the way through from our beginner brass group to our more seasoned ensembles, like the Senior Choir, Symphony Orchestra and Improv Group. There was such an array of musicality on stage, and it was clear that all the students thoroughly enjoyed being a part of the night - well done to everyone who performed, and a special thank you to everyone who was involved in the planning and running of the night. Have a listen to a few minutes of highlights here!Mrs Eacott and Mrs Casling, Heads of Music
Read MoreAerospace Careers Programme Experience
Published 18/12/24Earlier this term, some lucky Year 12s studying Higher Physics IB had the amazing opportunity to attend an enlightening experience at Townley Grammar School with special guests from the aerospace careers programme.
I was very shocked to find out that aerospace is one of the biggest engineering fields in the UK, especially considering I, along with the rest of my cohort, knew very little about it and how to obtain a career in this field. This made the whole experience so much more interesting and useful as we got to explore an industry that we hadn't before. The day was filled with informative talks, VR demonstrations, and we even had the opportunity to use the equipment they work with as real aerospace engineers.
My highlight was our Q&A with a Boston Dynamics model of the robot, 'Spot'. I have been lucky enough to work with one of these before from a coding perspective, so it was very interesting to see the AI features of the model and how it could listen to our questions and give us an answer. We asked so many questions with Spot's answers ranging from ones in Japanese to explaining why he can't dance.
A huge thank you to the physics department for this amazing opportunity. We have all learnt so much, and I definitely want to explore aerospace engineering more in the future...Matilda Jackson, Year 12
Read MoreUCL Ocean Health Challenge
Published 18/12/24This term, a group of our outstanding Year 8 students took part in University College London’s Ocean Health Challenge 2024, a prestigious national engineering design competition for secondary school and college students aged 11-18.
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Read MoreParent Power Success for BGS!
Published 11/12/24This weekend, The Sunday Times published its Parent Power league tables of the 400 best Secondary Schools in the UK.
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Read MoreB.E.E.S. Charity Fundraising Event ~ November 2025
Published 04/12/24The Balkan and Eastern European Society hosted our first official charity fundraising event on Monday 25th November that brought together students and staff, raising over £130!
Our dedicated team members not only organised the event, but also got involved at home to prepare all of the homemade desserts and popular traditional dishes from our cultures. We want to thank everyone for their support - every purchase has a huge impact! It was amazing to see how well-received our efforts were, and the enthusiasm with which people were willing to try something new.
“The bake sale was genuinely excellent for discovering different traditions, because I’d never even heard of half of the things they were selling, but it was surprisingly good.”
Lou Annarumma“I liked that there were lots of cakes that I wouldn’t normally have tried, but the honey cake I did have was very nice. There was a good selection of things to choose from.”
Mr Whittaker“The B.E.E.S. events are definitely ones that inspire ACS. Their exponential growth having just started this year is commendable, and every society should take a note out of the BEES book”
Ify, ACS Co-President“Being able to share traditional desserts from my Bulgarian culture was an amazing opportunity, and I’m so glad everyone enjoyed all the delicious food all the B.E.E.S. members supplied!”
Deya Dimitrova
As well as this, I’d like to say a huge thank you to everyone involved for providing an amazing representation of our diverse cultures and backgrounds, allowing us to offer a taste of the rich history and significance behind our recipes, particularly from Poland, Bulgaria and Romania.
We are currently working with Rubikus, a charity committed to providing aid to Ukraine in response to the ongoing humanitarian crisis caused by the war. Their motivated team of volunteers directly helps to evacuate and situate refugees most affected by the conflict into newer, safer homes. The money we have raised has gone towards covering transportation costs and lodgings needed for an evacuation, offering a lifeline to someone who is suffering. Rubikus’ purpose and dedication is inspiring for us all, and we are honoured to be able to assist them in their mission. If you would like to read more about their cause, find their website here https://helpua.rubikus.de/en/#survey, and they are welcoming any donations through paypal - https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=RX494MS6H29Q2
Every donation helps towards making a massive difference in the course of someone’s life.
For any questions about future events or getting involved, please feel free to email us at bees.bgs@gmail.com!
Victoria Karasimova, President and Founder (B.E.E.S.)
